Jul 9, 2024 - Sports

Kamala Harris visits U.S. Olympics basketball team before Paris Games

Rebecca Falconer

Kamala Harris attends practice during the USAB Men's Training Camp on July 9, 2024 at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada. — Vice President Kamala Harris attends practice during the USAB Men's Training Camp at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday. Photo: Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris dropped by the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team's practice in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, as the star-studded team that includes LeBron James and Steph Curry was preparing for the Paris Games.

The big picture: Harris called the team "ambassadors for who we are as a country" as head coach Steve Kerr escorted her onto the court at the University of Nevada's Mendenhall Arena, per a pool report.

What she's saying: "You need to go to Paris and bring back that gold," said Harris, who shook hands with James and had private words with players including Curry.

"We are so proud of you," Harris added. "Beat Canada and bring back that gold."

State of play: Team USA's men's basketball team is the most dominant team in Olympic history, medaling in every Olympics it has competed in, with 16 golds, a silver and two bronzes, per Axios' Ina Fried.

The team won its fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal at the last summer games in Tokyo in 2021.

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